Interior Designers' Best-Kept Shopping Secrets

Eight designers reveal their sources.

Eight designers spill the beans about where they find some of their favorite things.

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For Drapery Hardware

For Drapery Hardware

"For curtain hardware, Campbell Ironworks is a fantastic resource. They have just about every finish and style imaginable." Jayne Michaels

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For French Outdoor Furniture

For French Outdoor Furniture

"Accents of France for garden furniture, planter boxes, and trelliswork. Their craftsmanship is so good that they've been hired to redo a pavilion at Versailles in France. You'd never guess that they're headquartered in Los Angeles! I love the planter boxes — I have two in front of my office." —Timothy Corrigan

For Drapery Hardware

"For curtain hardware, Campbell Ironworks is a fantastic resource. They have just about every finish and style imaginable." Jayne Michaels

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For French Outdoor Furniture

"Accents of France for garden furniture, planter boxes, and trelliswork. Their craftsmanship is so good that they've been hired to redo a pavilion at Versailles in France. You'd never guess that they're headquartered in Los Angeles! I love the planter boxes — I have two in front of my office." —Timothy Corrigan

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For House Numbers

"Sausalito's Heath Ceramics, my go-to for handmade tile and dishes, also makes an amazing line of organic-chic house numbers in the Eames [shown] and Neutra number fonts — a unique statement with real curb appeal." —Jeff Andrews

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For Trimming

"I'm a sucker for silver trim on pillows and drapery, and Tinsel Trading in New York City is a candy store when it comes to metallic trimming or beading of any kind." —Gail Shields-Miller

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For Unique Industrial Materials

"I find amazing materials at Fredericksen Hardware & Paint, just a few blocks from my office in San Francisco. I've used garden lattice to make a headboard, metal piping as drapery hardware, and industrial moving blankets to upholster chairs." —Jay Jeffers

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For Party Supplies

"When I'm planning a party, I go to asianideas.com. I've bought lots and lots of fabulous colored-paper lanterns there over the years, but their 19-inch-tall paper mushroom lanterns are so phenomenal I can’t stand it — and all of $8 each!" —Jill Sharp Brinson

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For Fresh Flowers

"My absolute fave little secret is Costco for roses. I can, without guilt, do a huge mass of the same color." —Alessandra Branca

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For Global Furniture

"Houston's Balinskas Imports is an off-the- beaten-path shop that carries really unusual furniture and architectural fragments from around the world. Their wood furnishings always have a beautiful patina that works well in both traditional and modern spaces." —Chandos Dodson